If job seekers perceive a stereotype as negative, they are likely to feel it as threat or as a challenge.

The effect of job seekers perceiving stereotypes

•	Where their social identity feels seen

•	Facing challenge 


What leads to job attraction

•	Social identity threat

•	How metastereotypes are worded 


What leads to decreased job attraction

Metastereotypes can affect job applications because when job seekers feel that they don’t pertain to qualities or traits that they see in job ads, they are less likely to see it as something appealing or something that they are qualified for. 

Wayne State University

•	Metasterotypes 


•	Age Stereotypes

•	The wording in job applications 

•	How the job seekers perceive it



What requirements affect job seekers? 

Koçak, A., Rooman, C., Duyck, W., & Derous, E. (2022). Mind the ad: How personality requirements affect older and younger job seekers' job attraction. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95, 718– 737. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12396

Mind the ad: How personality requirements affect older and younger job seekers' job attraction

Age Stereotype is people’s beliefs about groups based on their age. 

Age Stereotype

Metasterotype in the workplace are negative beliefs that employees think that other groups of people believe about them in a job setting. 

Metastereotype in the workplace

The wording in job applications can affect job seekers and how they perceive the job. For example, a job application saying that they expect you to be something, rather than asking you to behave that way, can be seen as non-appealing.

Learn Before

Related

Learn After